The Newtown bee., 1887-12-23
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Miss Nancy Maria Peck of Flanders dis trict, this town. died December 5 and was buried in the North cemetery on the We'd nesday following. She reached the age of 80 years. She was somewhat eccentric in her habits and character. She was a born example of thrift and saving and. on sterile little farm left her by her father, she had managed to support herself to her great age, amid all its infirmities. There are few men or women In our con- munity who have so we'll sustained them- selves, under adverse circL instances, ulain- taining character void of offence She left will bequeathlng her property 10 her only surviving niece, Mary B. Bristol. William Cothren, the exeeutor named in the will,probated it, Monday. She leaves a brother, s2 years old, man of wealth and standing in our community.
 The members of the First Congregation al church and society gave Rev Mir Pree- man, their pastor, donation visit at their church parlors, last week Wednesday night. The meeting was to have been held at the parsonage. but the sudden ill- ness of Mrs Freeman ca used the people to assemble at the parlors. There was a very full attendance of our people and the pastor was generously remembered in money and other substantial gifts. Mir Freeman's pastorate has been success. a fact the people are glad to remember. This church has been famous for it's long pastorates The first four pastors occu- pied the pulpit for the long period of l72 years, length of time, We think, unpaI- alleled in this country
 Eyerton R. Cramer, 56, who spends his Summers tramping extensively through out the United States and his Winters in our poor house. is a very unique specimen of humanity. He was bright young man but bad habits have brought him to his present condition He was brought before Justice Michael F. Shelley on Saturday, charged with the theft of a quantity of brought into court When asked to say whether he was guilty or not, he replied, Guilty as h-l" The court entered his
 plea, emitting the two words of surplus age. and sentenced him to 30 days in Litchfield iail and to pay fine of S5 and costs. which will keep him in jail some five months. On receiving his sentence,
 he cut pigeon wing in court and said
 that he preferred the jail to our poor
 house, tor he had tried both He reckon
 ed up the time moment. and said that
 he should get out just about the time the birds began to sing and then good bye old Litchfield County. Then the sheriff start ed him on the familiar route lover the
 hills to the jail Cothren appeared for the prosecution.
 King Solomon's lodge. No. '. F. and A..
 M., has lost by death its senior member save one Horace Oatman dropped dead near his residence in Sout hford, Saturday, 1Oth He was near70. Immediately pre- ceding this in the morning, he had said
 that he was feeling very well and able to
 be out in the somewhat indictment weather
 as we'll as a younger man. He was of
 we'll preserved old age. Being carpen-
 ter and joiner by trade, he built our pres
 ent commodious loige room situated on a high rock at the entrance to Woodbury, .beautiful for situation, in 1859 and was
 the first candidate initiated after it's dedi-
 eaton to the uses of the lodge. The same year William N. Shelton was also admit :. ted and is now the oldest member save one, Charles Betts, admitted by card in 1887. This lodge was originally made up of members residing in Woodbury and Waterbury and established under the Provincial Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in 1765. When the Grand Lodge of Con- necticut was established, it became No. ' of that organization. Mir Oatman was bur- jed Tuesday at Southford with Masonic
 honors. about 50 of the fraternity being in attendance.
 MT and Mrs c. M Harvey have been on
 a visit to New York. during which they
 had very pleasant call on pr and Mrs
 Page. who lately removed from us.
 An account of an interesting land law
 suit in Woodbnrv appeared in your last issue. The case has been found in favor of the plaintiffs and the defendant has
 been fined for tearing down the fence. .pur-
 suaut to statute law The singular thing l is that the litigation has been useless. 10 l far as settling the title is concerned. The
 rights of the parties can now only be set tled by an action of ejectment At pres
 ent everything remains "as it was in the
 besinning